Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 18 October, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ahadbek Khaidarov and a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato Marzuki Yahya, the Information Service of the Ministry of Finance reported.

The basic principles of bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Malaysia were adopted on April 3, 1993.

Deputy Minister of Finance A. Khaidarov emphasized the importance of reforms in the financial and other fields and the importance of their implementation in society.

During the visit, the parties supported technical assistance for economic and agricultural development, including further development of cooperation in the field of budget, distribution of budget revenues, industry and electronics.

During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato Marzuki Yahya expressed his readiness to further improve cooperation with Uzbekistan in the financial and economic fields, including the regular exchange of experience.

In turn, it was also said that one enterprise was created in Malaysia with the participation of residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and in our country as of June of the current year, 16 joint ventures with the Malaysian side are operating. These include companies in the extraction and processing of natural gas, electrical engineering, chemical and textile production, trade, tourism, consulting and others.

At the end of the event, the parties agreed on further meetings for the further development of cooperation in the financial and technical fields.